TheUltraSharkMan

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Some definitely won’t survive. Crossfit gyms will be especially vulnerable. If it’s the sole or primary source of income for the owner, there may be some reluctance to continue knowing they could be shut down again. They generally operate on a tight budget and can’t afford to lose that revenue stream. I will continue to go to my Crossfit gym because I like the people and I definitely push myself harder in that environment.

Good luck finding equipment anytime soon.

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Same here. It's really not so much the workout itself that I miss but the coaches. I'm the same way, in a Crossfit/Orange Theory (I've done a few Crossfit classes as well) environment I simply push myself harder.

I did find a really good bench that I can order now and it'll be here in May. I borrowed an old bench from a coworker but it's old and not the greatest. I already have mini-bands, 15 lb weights and 20 lb weights. But yeah I've pretty much given up on getting any type of decent equipment until this thing settles down.

Not talking about your local gym or the local Y, Planet Fitness or LA Fitness.

I'm talking about all the boutique class based gyms that have become popular over the last 5 - 10 years. CrossFit, Bootcamp, Orange Theory, F45, Pure Barre, etc. They all pretty much came after the financial crisis so it's their first time going through an economic environment like this.

I know for me I just got furloughed on Thursday and I belong to Orange Theory. I take 8 classes a month there for $100. Of course right now all memberships are frozen so I'm not being charged. We all know gym memberships are the very definition of luxury and are easily one of the first things cut.

I love my local Orange Theory and the coaches, it's the one fitness program that has kept me motivated. But at this point I'm seriously considering cancelling my membership (for at least a few months) even after they reopen and use the $600-$700 (I'll be saving $200 assuming we're closed April and May and then could leave for 4 or 5 months) to set up a basic home gym in the garage. With that money I can easily recreate the floor blocks of an OTF workout and my condo gym has both a treadmill and rower that I could use.

I'm also worried about what a lot of us are worried about right now. That this thing goes away in June or July but then comes back in October or November and shuts everything down again.

Anyone else who belongs to a boutique class based gym considering cancelling their membership after all of this? Do you plan to just build your own home gym? Do you think some class based gyms will fold due to this?

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Dude you're trying to compare asthma and hemorrhoids to liver cancer.....stop now.

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Just trying to say I do have medical issues as well so it's not like I can't relate at all.

When I had Strep Pneumonia 2 years I was coughing so hard my throat swelled up and I could barely breathe. I was on oxygen for half a day and in ICU for a day. Even the doctors admitted I was in bad shape. For half of a day I actually thought I might die.

Needless to say I imagine I could easily die if I get Coronavirus so even with his liver cancer I could die before him. I feel bad for him regardless, it's a horrible thing to have to face.

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Get on a legit Web Site and find a nice young lady

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Ironically what gets me is that I use the Hinge site sometimes and I actually have found a woman who is my age and seems very nice and friendly. And she seems genuinely interested as well. Makes it that much worse I can't actually meet her in person. She has a positive outlook that I think I need in my life, she's even laughed at how crazy this whole thing is but that she can't wait for it to be over so we can meet up for a Taco Tuesday (she seems to love almost any type of Mexican food, she's even joked that she'll pay for the tacos if I pay for the drinks and luckily we have the same taste in drinks, lol).

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You have ZERO liabilities, enjoy it. There are alot of individuals, particularly small business owners, tourism related workers, and those with dependents, that are in a worse position.

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True for the most part. I actually do work in the tourism related field but luckily we are being paid and not laid off.

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go to petsmart and adopt a pet

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I can't. I'm very allergic to cats and dogs. :(

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In case you are serious: this is going to pass, and odds are you and everyone you know is going to survive this. Just go hit Pornhub for a bit and it'll be alright.

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It might pass but the world we all knew is gone. I never realized how much sports were a part of my life until this. Sports as we know it are probably gone.

I was out today and seeing everyone wearing gloves and masks, it was like I was in some sort of dystopian future movie. It honestly didn't even feel real.

I just don't think life will ever be the same and I'm not good at change. I've always said that to me quality of life is more important than quantity of life. Are we really going to have the same quality of life that we did?

Part of me has always thought that if the apocalypse occurred I didn't want to survive it. My dad is the opposite, he's all prepared for this with all sorts of canned goods, MRE's and guns. Me though, why live past the apocalypse when it's going to be nothing but pain and suffering? I don't know if this is the apocalypse but it is starting to feel like it.

This is a serious post. No I do not have the Coronavirus. And no I am not suicidal though all of this has really caused my depression to kick my butt.

Is anyone else here just ready to give up? The world I knew just a month ago is gone and it'll never return. I sit in my condo alone, away from family, mostly due to the fact that when I was in my 20s I was arrogant and didn't think I needed anyone to make me happy. I didn't want to be married and I definitely didn't want children.

I'm 35 now and the Coronavirus has exposed me for the sad man I really am. While others at least have family, spouses, kids, heck even pets, to be with during this crisis, I am all alone. I've always been alone but I was able to hide it.

At first I thought I might enjoy this due to me being the Introvert I am. But I am seriously starting to lose it. I see the brave men and women who are still working. The ones working in the hospitals savings lives. The ones working as police and fire and others who work keeping the economy going. I realize now how useless my job really is. Other people in this world make a difference, the world needs them. I make no difference in this world and no one truly needs me.

I guess you could say I am truly purposeless. I have no great career, no family to protect, no neighbors to help out. Before all this I had been working out for 6 months and I had really started to make some progress. Sadly I see all that progress evaporating as I sit on my couch and just watch Hulu, Netflix and CBS shows. All those months of progress, going away in a matter of weeks.

I don't really have a great point for this post. I think we're going to have an incredible mental health crisis in this country due to the Coronavirus. I'll be a part of that. I would never commit suicide because I know it would destroy my mom and my immediate family. I know they would never recover for the rest of their lives. But besides family I don't think many people would honestly miss me. I definitely don't think I made any true impact on the world. I don't think I made the world a better place.

I'm completely lost at this point and have no clue what to do. While I won't commit suicide (trust me I don't have the guts to do it, lol) part of me would be okay just falling asleep and not waking up. My dreams are better than my reality. So many of the people who are dying from the Coronavirus shouldn't die, they have so much more to offer the world than I do. If I could transfer the Coronavirus from them to me I absolutely would.

Anyone else letting the Coronavirus really get them down as well?

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You still watch commercials? LOL!

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Can't get past them on Hulu (unless you have Hulu+ which for some reason they don't bundle with ESPN+ and Disney+) or CBS All Access.

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Probably so. But they should also be giving partial credit on HOA dues since they aren't providing the level of amenities that those dues were based on

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I thought exactly the same thing. Like if we're willing to take the risk what gives them the rights to deny access to the owners? Are we going to get part of our HOA dues back? We all know the answer to that question.

Nope. I live in a condo complex and they closed the pool area, fitness center and business center last week.

Only thing left open are the nature trails and golf course.